aakhir-e-kaar chale tiir ki raftaar qadam — Haidar Ali Aatish

"koi achchhaa nahin hotaa hai bari chaalon se lab-e-baam aa ke khaDe ho na khule baalon se roz-o-shab kis liye rahtaa huun ilaahi betaab na to goron se mohabbat na mujhe kaalon se josh-e-vahshat mein jo jangal ki taraf jaa niklaa tap chaDhi sher-e-niyastaan ko mire naalon se koi kuchh ishq kaa kartaa hai bayaan koi kuchh tang aayaa huun main is qaziya ke dallaalon se beshtar subh-e-shab-e-vasl se ham guzreinge zor-e-adbaar chalegaa na khush-iqbaalon se mast haathi hai tiri chashm-e-siyah mast ai yaar saf-e-mizhgaan use ghere hue hai bhaalon se ru-e-khubaan se milegaa hamein bosa ki nahin haal in shaklon kaa kuchh puchhiye rammaalon se aarzi husn se nafrat ye hui hai dil ko rutba zulfon ko nahin makDiyon ke jaalon se khat-e-shab-gun ne nikal kar abas andher kiyaa kaafiristaan to vo rukh aage hi thaa khaalon se do jahaan hashr ke din hoveinge baaham maujud muttafiq honge idhar vaale udhar vaalon se dil hasinon ke tasavvur se banaayaa khaali aaina-khaanon mein kasrat rahi timsaalon se kuchh to halkaa karein khaar-e-rah sahraa-e-junun bojh langar kaa hue hain kaf-e-paa chhaalon se in ke boson ki tamannaa hai labon ko 'aatish' aaina kasb-e-safaa karte hain jin gaalon se"

"khaar matlub jo hove to gulistaan maangun bijli girne ko jo ji chaahe to baaraan maangun shama gul hove jo subh-e-shab-e-hijraan maangun os paDni bhi ho mauquf jo yaaraan maangun khaak mein bhi jo milun main to kisi sahraa mein tum se miTTi bhi na ai gabr o musalmaan maangun bakht-e-vaazhun ne zabaan ko ye asar bakhshaa hai talkhi-e-marg mazaa de jo namakdaan maangun khaana-e-dil mein karun daagh-e-mohabbat ko talab raushni ke liye is ghar ke jo mehmaan maangun paadshaahi se faqiri kaa hai paayaa baalaa boriyaa chhoD ke kyaa takht-e-sulaimaan maangun ranj se ishq ke hai raaht-e-duniyaa bad-tar zakhm-e-khandaan huun agar main gul-e-khandaan maangun de diyaa kijiye saudaai tumhaaraa huun miyaan sunghne ko jo kabhi zulf-e-pareshaan maangun aashiqe-e-dast-e-nigaarin huun ajab kyaa is kaa bhiik dariyaa se agar panja-e-marjaan maangun meve par baagh-e-jahaan mein ho jo dil ko raghbat shajar-e-husn se main seb-e-zanakhdaan maangun jaama-e-jism bhi rakhne kaa nahin dast-e-junun pairahan-e-khaak mein divaana-e-uryaan maangun yaas-o-hirmaan huun jo lohe ke chane bhi to chabaaun neamat-e-ishq ke qaabil lab-o-dandaan maangun milti ho maangne se baagh-e-jahaan mein jo muraad gul se bulbul ke kafan ke liye daamaan maangun kab se dar par tire saail huun main 'aatish' ki tarah vo mile mujh ko jo kuchh ai shah-e-khubaan maangun"

"sar shama saan kaTaaiye par dam na maariye manzil hazaar sakht ho himmat na haariye maqsum kaa jo hai so vo pahunchegaa aap se phailaaiye na haath na daaman pasaariye taalib ko apne rakhti hai duniyaa zalil o khvaar zar ki tamaa se chhaante hain khaak niyaariye tanhaai hai gharibi hai sahraa hai khaar hai kaun aashnaa-e-haal hai kis ko pukaariye tum faatiha bhi paDh chuke ham dafn bhi hue bas khaak mein milaa chuke chaliye sidhaariye"

"bargashta-taalai kaa tamaashaa dikhaaun main ghar ko lage jo aag to paani bujhaaun main jins-e-giraan-bahaa kaa kharidaar kaun hai yaktaa nahin ilaahi jo chori hi jaaun main laala-rukhon ke husn kaa bhukaa huun is qadar dil ho na sair laakh agar daagh khaaun main aankhein miri kare jo munavvar jamaal-e-yaar ghē ke charaagh tuur ke uupar jalaaun main murde ki tarah sote hain kaise mire nasib Thokar se paa-e-yaar ke un ko jagaaun main bosa mile kamaan kaa jo abru-e-yaar ki mehraab-e-bait-e-kaaba mein chillaa chaDhaaun main ji chaahtaa hai shauq-e-shahaadat mein qabl-e-marg banvaa ke qabr-e-laala ko us par lagaaun main ghar mein jo mujh faqir ke vo shaah-e-husn aae mizhgaan ke boriye jo khaDe hain bichhaaun main kaanTaa sukhaa ke hijr ne har-chand kar diyaa vo gul-badan mile to na phulaa samaaun main tum to gharib-khaane mein aae na ek roz farmaaiye to shab ko kisi vaqt aauun main baarik-bin huun shaaer-e-naazuk-khayaal huun mazmun jahaan kamar kaa mile baandh laaun main 'aatish' ghulaam-e-saaqi-e-kausar huun chaahiye firdaus kaa khulaa huaa darvaaza paaun main"

"qad-e-sanam saa agar aafrida honaa thaa na sarv-e-baagh ko itnaa kashida honaa thaa huaa hai zulf se gustaakh kis qadar shaana hamaare paas bhi dast-e-burida honaa thaa na khinchnaa thaa zulekhaa ko daaman-e-yusuf usi kaa parda-e-ismat darida honaa thaa diyaa na saath jo sabr-o-qaraar ne na diyaa ravaana mulk-e-adam ko jarida honaa thaa miTaae se koi miTtaa hai baatilon ke haq kuchh ikhtiyaar se kyaa barguzida honaa thaa na jaantaa thaa ghazab hai nigah kaa tiir ai dil tujhi ko saamne aafat-rasida honaa thaa rulaataa shaam-o-sahar kis tarah na taale-e-past buland sar se mire aab-dida honaa thaa gurez-e-yaar ne barbaad kar diyaa ham ko ghubaar-e-raah ghazaal-e-ramida honaa thaa na aai daaman-e-daaya mein niind ai 'aatish' darun-e-daaman-e-khaak aaramida honaa thaa"

"shohra-e-aafaaq mujh saa kaun saa divaana hai hind mein main huun paristaan mein miraa afsaana hai said-gaah-e-murgh-e-dil rukhsaara-e-jaanaana hai daam-e-zulf-e-ambarin hai khaal-e-mushkin daana hai husn se rutba hai apne ishq-e-kaamil kaa buland aastaana par pari hai baam par divaana hai is mein rahtaa hai safaa-e-ru-e-jaanaan kaa khayaal dil nahin pahlu mein apne aaina kaa khaana hai bechtaa huun dil ko jo mahbub chaahe mol le bosa qimat hai tavajjoh ki nazar baiaana hai phuTein vo aankhein nigaah-e-bad se jo dekhein tujhe aatishin rukhsaar mijmar khaal kaalaa daana hai roz-o-shab us shama-ru ko bhejtaa huun khatt-e-shauq naama-bar din ko kabutar raat ko parvaana hai khaar khaar-e-dil ghanimat jaantaa huun ishq mein zulf-e-dud-e-aah ki aarastagi kaashaana hai sharh likkhaa chaahiye us ki bayaaz-e-subh par matla-e-khurshid bait-e-abru-e-jaanaana hai haalat-e-aaina rakhtaa hai safaa se dil miraa aashnaa se aashnaa begaana se begaana hai qatl se mujh sakht-jaan ke munkir ai qaatil na ho hujjat-e-qaate tiri talvaar kaa dandaana hai vaaste har shai ke duniyaa mein muqarrar hain mahal shahr mein jab tak hai majnun ganj-e-be-viraanaa hai baagh-e-aalam mein nahin us shokh saa koi hasin gul hai apnaa yaar yusuf sabza-e-begaana hai ab nahin ai yaar jauban ko tire bim-e-zavaal khatt-e-mushkin husn ki jaagir kaa parvaana hai haal hai jis kaa usi ke vaaste hai khushnumaa naqs hai talvaar kaa vasf arraa kaa dandaana hai yaar khinche tegh tere qatl karne ke liye sar jhukaa 'aatish' ye jaa-e-sajda-e-shukraana hai"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"ab tire lams ko yaad karne kaa ik silsila aur divaana-pan rah gayaa tu kahin kho gayaa aur pahlu mein teri shabaahat liye ik badan rah gayaa vo saraapaa tiraa vo tire khaal-o-khad meri yaadon mein sab muntashir ho gae lafz ki justuju mein laraztaa huaa nim-vaa saa faqat ik dahan rah gayaa harf ke harf se kyaa tazaadaat hain tu ne bhi kuchh kahaa main ne bhi kuchh kahaa tere pahlu mein duniyaa simaTti gai mere hisse mein harf-e-sukhan rah gayaa tere jaane se mujh par ye uqda khulaa rang-o-khushbu to bas teri miraas the ek hasrat saji rah gai gul-ba-gul ek maatam chaman-dar-chaman rah gayaa ek be-naam khvaahish ki paadaash mein teri palkein bhi baaham piro di gaiin ek vahshat ko sairaab karte hue mein bhi aankhon mein le kar thakan rah gayaa arsa-e-khvaab se vaqt maujud ke raaste mein ganvaa di gai guftugu ek israar ki bebasi rah gai ek inkaar kaa baankpan rah gayaa tu sitaaron ko apni jilau mein liye jaa rahaa thaa tujhe kyaa khabar kyaa huaa ik tamannaa dariche mein baiThi rahi ek bistar kahin be-shikan rah gayaa"

"saaqi tiraa jamaal bhi meri nazar mein hai main jaantaa huun nuur jo shams-o-qamar mein hai meraa lahu bahaa ke adu mutmain nahin ab meraa khaandaan bhi us ki nazar mein hai akhbaar dekhtaa hai vo hasrat ki aankh se qaari ki zindagi kisi achchhi khabar mein hai yunhi nahin hai shaam se aankhon mein iztiraab khushbu bataa rahi hai koi rahguzar mein hai maanjhi badal badal ke miri fikr thak gai lekin miraa safina abhi tak bhanvar mein hai chhuTkaaraa paa gae hain sabhi is khayaal se insaaniyat kaa dard faqat mere sar mein hai dariyaa ke do kinaare hain milte nahin kabhi 'muztar' azal se bair yahaan khair-o-shar mein hai"

"ik zaraa si dil ki hasrat tum se ulfat aur tum bas hai itni si zarurat thoDi raahat aur tum muddaton se mukhtalif hain meri qismat aur tum kyon muqaddar mein nahin tum se mohabbat aur tum ho bahut masruf tum yaa hai koi naaraazgi saath mein milte nahin ab thoDi fursat aur tum tum bichhaD kar bhi na mujh se ho sake pal-bhar judaa mujh mein baaqi hai tumhaari har ik aadat aur tum apne aangan se nahin kuchh duriyon se hi sahi hai mujhe haasil tumhaare gul ki nikhat aur tum huun baDi mushkil mein apne dil-makaan ko dekh kar saath kaise rah sakeinge is mein vahdat aur tum munhasir tum par hai mere dil ki har ik aarzu ek minnat ek jannat ek farhat aur tum"

"hanstaa hai to har letaa hai har piir hamaari ik shakhs badal detaa hai taasir hamaari aankhon ke kinaaron pe vo kaajal ki lakirein vaapas hamein rakhni paDi shamshir hamaari didaar ki hasrat liye aankhon mein kisi din divaar pe lag jaaegi tasvir hamaari aankhon se vo de detaa hai jaane ki ijaazat ashkon ko banaa detaa hai zanjir hamaari baaqi ye tiraa jism to tujh ko hi mubaarak hanste hue ye honT hain jaagir hamaari"

"jab kabhi khubi-e-qismat se tujhe dekhte hain aaina-khaane ki hairat se tujhe dekhte hain vo jo paamaal-e-zamaana hain mire takht-nashin dekh to kaisi mohabbat se tujhe dekhte hain kaasa-e-did mein bas ek jhalak kaa sikka ham faqiron ki qanaa'at se tujhe dekhte hain tere jaane kaa khayaal aataa hai ghar se jis dam dar-o-divaar ki hasrat se tujhe dekhte hain tere kuche mein chale jaate hain qaasid ban kar aur aksar usi surat se tujhe dekhte hain kah gai baad-e-sabaa aaj tire kaan mein kyaa phuul kis darja sharaarat se tujhe dekhte hain tujh ko kyaa 'ilm tujhe haarne vaale kuchh log kis qadar sakht nadaamat se tujhe dekhte hain"